Cleveland clinches Division I traditional wrestling title

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WRCB) -- Two weeks after winning the state duals championship, Cleveland will complete the state title sweep at the Division I Traditional Wrestling Championships.

The Blue Raiders advanced four grapplers to Saturday night's championship finals, and kept four more alive in the consolation brackets to lock up the team championship. Cleveland's 195.50 team points through Friday's action are an insurmountable 76.5 more than second-place Beech, who advanced two finalists.

Soddy-Daisy is third in the team standings with 112 points. The Trojans have two wrestlers alive in the championship hunt: Jacob Stevens at 120 pounds and Blaike Henry at 182.

Walker Valley (6th with 93 points) and Bradley Central (8th with 72.5 points) are also in the top ten and have two finalists each. Caleb Langford (138) and Billy Raulston (195) will represent the Mustangs in the finals, while Tirobio Navarro (106) and Robbie Clark (160) have chances at titles for the Bears.

Notre Dame's Packy Mullin will wrestle Cleveland's Oliver for the 126-pound title, and Central's Larry Dickerson will Franklin's Alex Bennett in the finals at 152 pounds.

McCallie and Baylor are in a battle for third in Division II behind runaway leaders Christian Brothers and Father Ryan.

The two local rivals are separated by just 3.5 points and each have five wrestlers in the finals.